Vehicle-tire.



H. S. FIRESTONB.

VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED 110V. 12, 1905.

Patented Jan 25, 1910.

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VEHICLE TIRE.

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Patented Jan. 25, 1910.

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HABVEY,S. FIRESTONE, OF AKRON, OHIO,

ASSIGNOR T0 FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMBANY, 0F AKRON, OHIO, A COBPORATION 43F WEST VIRGINIA.

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i Application filed November To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Hanvar S. Finns'roxn, a citizen offhe United States, residing at Akron. in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Tires, of which the following is a specification.

This inven ion relates to the art of resilient tires for vehicles; and has reference more particularly to novel features of the tire seating and securing means.

My present improvements are designed more particularly, although not exclusively, for use in connection with that type of tire employin" transverse pins or similar fastening means embedded therein adapted for engagement at their ends with retaining devices. such as is illustrated by Letters Patent to .Swinehart, No. 624,992, granted May 16,

The main object of'the invention is to provide an improved means for preventing both uuseating and creeping of the tire, for which purpose the side flanges of'the rim are provided with internal clenching ribs and also with spaced inwardly projecting logs that. are so disposed as to press into the side walls of the tire-body. This improvement is preferably associated with that form of, tire employing cross-pins embodied in the base. thereof, in which case said inwardly projeeting lugs lie between the ends of a jac-ent,

cross-pins.

My invention will be readily understood when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this. specification, and in which,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel such as is employed on automobiles and heavy wagons, having my improvements applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a tire having a single broad tresid instead of the dual tread shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a View similar to Figs. 2 and 3, showing the improvements applied to a tire having a corru ated tread of the type shown in side elevatioh in Fi 7; Fig. 5 isa side elevational view of a. gment of a simple form of tire capable of use in connmtion with my present im rovements; Fig. 6 is a similar view to 5, but showing the side of the tire as provlded with an annular groove molded therein above the ends of the cross'pins for the Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 25 1910,

1a, 1905. serial No. 287,986.

reception of the clenching ribs of the side flanges; Fig. 7 is a side elevational view. partly in longitudinal section, through one side oftheside flanges of the rim. showing the invention as applied to a tire having a corrugated tread; Fig. 8 is an inner side elevational view of a portion of one of the side flanges; and Fig. 9 is a top plan view. partly in section, of a portion of the tread and rim of Fig. 3.

I Referring to the drawings, 10 may designate the hub, 11 the spokes. and 12 the rim or telly of the wheel.

tire,surrounding the periphery of the rim and co-extensive in width with the latter,

essentially. employed.

14 (Figs. 1 and 2) designates the elastic or resilient tire member as a whole, which is preter'ahly made of vulcanized rubber and with the dual tread clearly shown in Fig. 2. The base of the tire-body is provided with a series of suitably spaced cross-pius'15 embedded therein and extending fromside wall to side wall of the tire. 'The tire is also referably molded with annular grooves 16 ends of the cross pins 15; although the side flanges hereiriafter .described are capable of employment with a plain tire omitting such ooves, such as is shown in Fig. 5, to accomplish the purposes of the invention.

17 designates as an entirety the side flanges forming the lateral walls of the tireseatmg rim, which flanges are preferably made in a plurality of sections, as shown in Fig. 1, although they may be made'each as a single integral annular member, if desired. Describing these flanges more particularly,

cured to the sides of the rim or telly 12 as by means of through bolts 18, and an outwardly swelled tire-engaging portion .17", which latter is provided on its inner or concave face with in annular clenching rib 17 (Fig. 6) and overlie the ends of thecrosspins 15; or, where the tire is formed without, a molded groove, as in Fig. 5, being forced as to overlie the ends of the cross-pins by the will dhserved that these clenching ribs'are located somewhat inwardly of the outer peclam in efiect of the through bolts 18. It

13 designates an inner fiat metal or other this latter being preferably,- although not.

in each'side (Fig. 6) located just above the each comprises an inner fiat portion 17' se- 4 adapted to engage the groove 16 of the tire into the resilient material of the tire-body s0 may be used to advantage as a. tire-fastenin .clencher ribs 17 suiiiciently to lie between body permits a sutlicient compression of the riphcral portionsof the flanges; or, to state it the other way, the side flanges extend outwardly along the side walls of the tire-body for some distance beyond the clenching ribs. The beneficial result andefi'ect of this construction is to afford to the side walls of the tire-body a substantial lateral support beyond the clenchers, which greatly lessens the tendency of the tire to tear and break at and near the points where. the cross-pins pierce the sides of the tire, and preserves the integrity of the tire as a whole against the dis-- rupting tendency and effect of side strains. While thisconstruction of side flange is especially useful in combination and cooperation with tires having cross-pins or similar devices embedded in base-portions, yet it he "s with simple tires notemploying suc it an: :erse reinforcements. Further describing the side flanges, I provide means thereon for preventing creeping of the tire, the same consisting of inwardly projecting lugs 17 (Figs. 7. 8 and 9) that are so disposed as to press into the side walls of the tire-body between adjacent cross-pins; these lugs or projections extending inwardly radially of the the ends of adjacent cross-pins and engage the latter to prevent a creeping movementof the tire in its seat. The tire-body may, of course, be molded, if desired, with depressions or indentations in its side walls to receive and seat these anti-creeping lugs 17 but in practice I find that this is unnecessary. since the resilient character of the tiretire at these points to enable the lugs 17 to act as stops for the ends of the cross-pins. This anti-creeping means is especially useful when employed on automobile wheels and the like which are subjected to a traction ctl'ect in .the propulsion of the vehicle.

Where a dual or other multiple tread tire is used in connection with the improvements thus far described, I still further increase the efiiciency of the holding means by employing between adjacent tread ortions an annular retaining wire 19 (Fig. 2? that overlies the cross-pins at a point or points inter- .of said flanges having latera mediate their ends, producing a stii'fening etl'ect upon the latter and preventing the bowing of the tire base under side strains.

My present improvements, in so far as they relate to the side flanges of the rim may be useful and advantageously employed in connection with any form or construction of tire, whether the same be a lain solid tire as shown in Fig. 3, a multip e tread tire as shown in Fig. 2, or a corrugated tread tire as shown in Figs. 4 and'7 and hence it will be understood that these improvements are in no wise limited to their employment in tire-body, I claim:

1. The combination with a wheel felly and a resilient tire mounted thereon, of side flanges secured to said folly and overlapping the sides of the tire, the overlapping portion of said flanges having ribs' clenchmgly engagin the tire and also having one or more connection with any special form of resilient lateraly projecting lugs on the inner side of said ribs entering the sides of the tire and serving to prevent creeping of the latter,

substantially as dzscriL: i 2. The combination with a wheel telly and a resilient tire mounted thereon having crosspins embedded in its base-portion, of side' flanges secured to said folly and overlapping the sides of the tire, the overla ping portions (y projecting lugs lying between the ends of a jacent crosspins to prevent creeping of the tire, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a wheel folly and a resilient tire mounted thereon having crosspins embedded in its base-portion, of side flanges secured to said telly and overlapping the sides of the tire, the overlapping portions of said flanges having parts clenchin 1y engaging the tire and also having latera y proecting lugs lying between the ends of ad1acent cross-pins to prevent creeping of the tire, substantiallyas described.

HARVEY FIRESTONE. Witnesses:

JAs; A. Bnnnnn, STACY G. GARKHUFF. 

